By QuietlyWrong

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The PlayStation Store's search functionality for demos leaves a lot to be desired. There are sections for demos but they're quite incomplete. Until such a time as the store keeps a perfect record of all its demos and trial versions, I present my own list here, which I update on a regular basis.

If you know of any omissions or other errors in this list, do please let me know.

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Where is the Timeshift demo? It just disappeared one day and I'm not sure why.

Publishers regularly remove their demos. I assume this either means that Sony charge a fixed rate for content to remain on the store per month (or whatever) which seems mad to me, or the publishers budget for a certain number of downloads (they certainly pay per download) and pull their demos after a while to avoid having additional charges.

Also note that the publisher in question - Sierra - was closed in 2008.

I've also done my occasional sweep through the store to find those demos that have now been removed. I found 5 PS3 demos had gone, and 1 PSP demo. I also found that one demo had returned to the store and I found a new trial that escaped me last week.

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I'm starting to get a sense of déjà vu what with all these weeks of 'two new PS3 demos and one PS Vita demo'. I'm looking forward to trying out Wrecked though. Loved Mashed on the PS2 and this promises to be bigger better faster more. :)

Oh, and if you haven't checked out message 1 of this thread recently, I urge you to do so, to see chrisa3211's lovely graphic work spicing up my lists. :D

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Well for a moment there I thought it was going to be two PS3 demos and one Vita demo again, but the so-called demo on Vita (Ridge Racer Interactive Something-Or-Other, 69MB) is just an interactive advert and doesn't let you try the game at all, so I won't count it as a demo.

Updated: 4th April 2012 (Total PS3:247; PS Vita: 20; PSP: 35)

PS3 demos and trial versions:

I Am Alive (1953)

MUD - FIM Motorcross World Championship (512)

Slightly bizarrely, the trial version of Sideway: New York is back on the store, coinciding with this week's sale price. That title's trial version just keeps coming and going. It's making my list dizzy.